Description |
63 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm. |
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age Children |
Series |
Scientists in the field
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Scientists in the field.
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Audience |
1130 Lexile. |
Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.6 2. |
Summary |
Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index. |
Contents |
Hurricane hunter: Paul Flaherty: Tracking dangerous storms -- Cave woman: Hazel Barton: Mining microbes -- Skywalker: Steve Sillett: Scaling the Redwoods -- Want to dig deeper?: Trailblazing terms -- Source notes -- Index. |
Biography |
Donna M. Jackson is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for children and holds a master's deree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 2. |
Provenance |
Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo. |
Subject |
Science -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
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Science -- Vocational guidance. |
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Explorers -- Juvenile literature.
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Explorers. |
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Science -- Juvenile literature.
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Science. |
Genre/Form |
Juvenile works.
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ISBN |
0618777067 (hardback) |
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9780618777068 (hardback) |
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